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Payment methods

You can choose from various payment methods for your flight reservation, depending on the country in which the booking takes place and the time of the booking. But whichever method you choose, you can rest assured that your payment is always safe.

Payment methods per country

Credit card

You can pay by credit card when booking a ticket at KLM.com. We accept MasterCard, VISA and American Express. Depending on the country in which the booking is made, you may also have the option to pay using a Diners Club, JCB (Japan Credit Bureau) or UATP/Airplus card. In some countries, you will be charged a service fee when paying by credit card.

After you have selected your flight, choose ‘credit card’ under the payment options. Next, select the organisation that issued the credit card. Enter all necessary details and confirm your booking. Once your payment has been authorized, you will be sent an e-ticket by e-mail.

The Flying Blue – American Express Card

Earn Award Miles with your daily purchases and receive extra Miles when paying for a KLM or AIR FRANCE ticket with your card. Choose from the Silver, Gold and Platinum card, each with different privileges, and earn Award Miles faster – regardless of your Flying Blue membership level. If you choose for the Flying Blue – American Express Gold or Platinum Card you will also earn Level Miles on your transactions with KLM and AIR FRANCE.

Every year, you receive up to 8 Qualifying flights, allowing you to quickly reach the next Flying Blue level or maintain your current level.

Share and Fly allows you to share your Award Miles with other card holders.

Each time you use your card, you automatically extend the validity of your Award Miles balance.

You earn Level Miles for all KLM or AIR FRANCE tickets or products paid with your Gold or Platinum card.

Debit card

In a number of countries, you can pay for your booking at KLM.com using a debit card (bank pass). Participating card services in Great Britain are Maestro, Visa Debit, Debit MasterCard and Visa Electron (3D Secure). You can also pay using these cards in various other countries. No fees apply to payments made with a debit card. Since each bank may decide whether it accepts payments made with a Visa Electron (3D Secure) Card, this method of payment is not universally accepted. We have no influence on this decision. For questions on the online use of your Visa Electron (3D Secure) card, we recommend contacting your bank. Once your payment by debit card has been authorized, you will be sent your e-ticket by e-mail.

‘3D Secure’ is also known as ‘MasterCard SecureCode’ for MasterCard, ‘Verified by Visa’ for Visa and ‘SafeKey’ for American Express.

Security credit and debit card payments

Your payment details will be encoded and sent using a secure connection. You can check the security details by clicking with your right mouse button on the payment page and then selecting ‘Properties’. A window will pop up containing all connection data. The ‘Connection’ field shows that an SSL connection is used. Your credit card information, including the number and expiry date, will not be stored.

Paying extra secure with your credit or debit card

Some banks offer holders of Visa, MasterCard or American Express an additional security measure in the form of a PIN code or password. This tells both the bank and us that you are the rightful owner or user of the card. If your card is eligible for the ‘Verified by Visa’, ‘MasterCard Secure Code’ or ‘American Express SafeKey’ security measure, you will be asked to enter your PIN code or password. The payment will only be accepted if the correct code or password is entered.

If your bank offers this extra security measure but your card is not yet part of this programme, your bank may ask during the payment process if you wish to subscribe to this security option. This is called ‘Activation During Shopping’ and we have no influence on this process. Participation in Verified by Visa, MasterCard Secure Code or American Express SafeKey takes place through a direct link to your bank. KLM has no access or control over this information. Once you have signed up for this service, you can complete your booking.

For more information on Verified by Visa, MasterCard Secure Code or American Express SafeKey, we recommend contacting your bank.

When using a credit or debit card for a booking on KLM.com, you may see within a few days that your bank account is charged with the amount needed for your purchase. In fact, your bank only reserves this amount until KLM finalizes your payment, after which your account will actually be charged. This may take up to 30 days. During this time, the amount reserved may be blocked: it cannot be used for other purchases.

When purchasing multiple tickets in one transaction, some banks wrongly reserve twice the amount: once for the total amount and once per every individual ticket. As a result, it reduces the amount you have available for other purchases. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this procedure is outside the control of KLM. If you wish, you can contact your bank to request the release of the reserved amount.

Online banking

Online banking, also known as ‘Real Time Online Banking’ (RTOB), allows you to shop online safely and easily. Payment services include iDeal, CUP Online, eNets and Direct E-banking. Payment by RTOB is free of charge at KLM.com. You can even use this payment method up to two hours prior to departure.

After you have selected your flight, choose the applicable online banking method for your country under payment methods. Select your bank and enter all required information. Once payment has been confirmed, the amount will be debited from your account. Once the bank informs us that payment has been made, we will send your e-ticket to you by e-mail. This process usually takes less than 1 hour in most countries.

With online banking, you pay through our partner Ingenico ePayments or WorldPay. More information on Ingenico ePayments can be found at the bottom of this page.

E-Wallet

With an E-Wallet you can combine various payment options, for example your credit card and bank account - and pay via 1 digital purse.

PayPal: accepted on KLM.com in around 40 countries (not possible with American Express Cards)

Alipay: China and Hong Kong (only local credit – and debit cards)

Please make sure you can pay the full amount with your E-Wallet – some E-Wallets limit the amount paid in once. As soon as your E-Wallet provider informs us that the payment has been done, we will send you your ticket via e-mail – usually within 1 hour.

Bank transfer

In most cases, you can pay by bank transfer if the amount of time between booking and departure is at least 14 days.

If you opt to pay by bank transfer, you will be asked to enter a number of details. Naturally, all information will be treated confidentially. Once the reservation is complete, you will receive a payment reference code.

The reference code contains 12 numbers and is used to locate the right booking for the payment transferred. It is therefore extremely important that you enter this code correctly when making the transfer.

Once you have received the payment reference code, you can transfer the money from your own bank account. This can be done using online banking, a transfer form or a cash transaction at your bank. Make sure that the payment is made within 48 hours of making your booking.

Your bank may charge a transfer fee for this option. For international transfers, you are always charged a ‘cross border transfer’ fee on top of the ticket price. Your bank will be able to provide you with more information about this. If we do not receive the full amount of your ticket, your ticket issuance may be delayed.

Once the full amount has been received, you will be sent your e-ticket by e-mail. It may take up to 5 business days after payment before you receive your e-ticket.

With bank transfers, you usually pay through our partner Ingenico ePayments, but in some countries you do pay directly to us. You will need to transfer money directly to us, when booking in the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Ecuador, Ghana, Iran, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Thailand or South Korea. Your payment is safe in all instances

Direct debit

You can make use of the direct debit option if there are at least 21 days between booking and departure.

You can pay for your ticket by providing us with a direct debit so that we can debit the amount from your bank account. During the booking process, you will be asked to enter a number of details. Once your booking is complete, we will contact your bank to conclude the payment process. With a direct debit, you pay through our partner Ingenico ePayments. There is no fee for a direct debit.

Once we have received confirmation from your bank, you will be sent your e-ticket by e-mail within 3 days.

Cash and PIN payment

You can pay by cash or using a bank card with PIN code after you have made your online booking. You then pay and retrieve your ticket at a KLM ticket office. We accept PIN payments at our offices in the Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Suriname only.

There is usually no fee charged for cash or PIN payments.

If you wish to pay at the ticket office, make sure to bring along the booking confirmation or booking code that you received by e-mail. Please note: Not all ticket offices accept cash payments.

About Ingenico ePayments and WorldPay

Ingenico ePayments is an organisation that processes online payments and payment information on our behalf. This includes Real Time Online Banking, bank transfers and direct debit payments.

If you pay through Ingenico ePayments, we will issue your ticket and send it to you by e-mail once we have received confirmation of full payment.

Your payment details will be sent safely to Ingenico ePayments and will only be used to process the transaction. This information will never be disclosed or forwarded to third parties nor used for commercial purposes.

We use the online services of the worldwide Ingenico ePayments network to ensure that your payment takes place as efficiently and safely as possible.

In addition to Ingenico ePayments, we also use several payment services of WorldPay.